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フランス語の辞書「Dictionnaire de la langue française」では、ラテン語で「メロディアスな、心地よい」という意味のmelusが語源として提案されている<ref>mélusine, https://www.littre.org/definition/m%C3%A9lusine, Dictionnaire Littré</ref>。  The French ''[[Dictionnaire de la langue française]]'' suggests the Latin ''melus'', meaning "melodious, pleasant".<ref>{{Cite web |title=mélusine |url=https://www.littre.org/definition/m%C3%A9lusine |access-date= |website=Dictionnaire Littré}}</ref> Another theory is that Melusine was inspired by a Poitevin legend of "Mère Lusine," leader of a band of fairies who built Roman edifices throughout the countryside.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Bilingual Edition of Jean D'Arras's Melusine, Or, L'histoire de Lusignan, Book 1 |publisher=Edwin Mellen Press |year=2007 |pages=15}}</ref> Melusine's name varies depending on the areas, such as Merlusse in [[Vosges]] or Merluisaine in Champagne.